Collage Category: Articles
COURT HOUSE
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Wurundjeri | Strathmore, Victoria A study in mass and void: a sculpted concrete volume carved, hollowed and split to form a porous domestic landscape. Organised around a central swimmable courtyard, two wings are stitched together by a soaring double-height void and suspended steel catwalk. Commercial construction techniques, curved precast panels and monumental glazing transform the … Continued
LALOR HOUSE
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Wurundjeri | Richmond, Victoria A renovation to a grand 1888 Boom-era home as a layered contemporary family dwelling. Delivered over a decade in close collaboration with the builder-client and his family, the project unfolded in carefully staged interventions, with the house progressively renovated and reoccupied. A discreet basement, light-filled rear addition and shaded steel screen … Continued
AESOP | DONCASTER ii
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Wurundjeri | Doncaster, Victoria Revisiting an early March Studio project, transforming 7,560 reclaimed amber bottles into a luminous, transportable ceiling system. Originally conceived in 2008 as a modular, demountable retail environment, the project embeds direct reuse at its core. Re-emerging for our twentieth collaboration with Aesop, the bottles once again float overhead, reframing retail architecture … Continued
AESOP | SALONE DEL MOBILE | THE WELCOMING
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Wurundjeri | Fitzroy, Victoria A transport installation for Salone del Mobile explores light through ritual, making and reflection. Repurposed materials form a system of temporary architecture, framing suspended basins to fabricate structure and a luminous field of bottles, celebrating the presentation of Aesop’s first room as both object and service.
A RIGAMOROLE AMPLIFIER
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Milan | Italy A transport installation for Salone del Mobile explores light through ritual, making and reflection. Repurposed materials form a system of temporary architecture, framing suspended basins to fabricate structure and a luminous field of bottles, celebrating the presentation of Aesop’s first room as both object and service.
LIMEBURNERS HOUSE
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Bunurong | Portsea, Victoria Set within the coastal landscape of Portsea, this residence is conceived as a composed refuge, embedded into the natural topography of its rising site. The architecture unfolds as a series of cascading concrete shelves that mirror the land’s incline, establishing a measured rhythm between the built form and the terrain.
DAMIR DONA
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Wurundjeri | Brighton, Victoria A reinterpretation of the suburban dwelling by challenging the introverted character of its neighbours. Set back to reveal an embankment of native grasses, the house combines a grounded concrete base with a hovering upper volume supported by oversized steel trusses. Wrapped in a veil of copper that filters light and provides … Continued
COMPOUND HOUSE
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Wurundjeri | Melbourne, Victoria A contemporary take on the traditional corner milk bar as a piece of urban infrastructure. Set on a prominent CBD corner, the gelateria is formed from folded stainless steel and bluestone that extends from the pavement, creating a durable, open and efficient space where service, craft and city life converge seamlessly.
PICCOLINA | SWANSTON STREET
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Wurundjeri | Melbourne, Victoria A contemporary take on the traditional corner milk bar as a piece of urban infrastructure. Set on a prominent CBD corner, the gelateria is formed from folded stainless steel and bluestone that extends from the pavement, creating a durable, open and efficient space where service, craft and city life converge seamlessly.
BAKED D. CHIRICO | BRISBANE
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Turrbal | Newstead, Queensland Extending a long-standing collaboration between March Studio and Daniel Chirico, building on the success of the Carlton original for a new site. Set across two levels in Newstead, the bakery reveals its production as performance, with ovens, provers and specialised equipment on display. A cascading CNC-cut plywood interior and richly textured … Continued